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* German serial killer Fritz Haarmann makes people care more about this calendar than when he’s not actually in it.

* The all-singing, all-tap-dancing trio of AMD, Qimonda and Carl Zeiss SMT form the super-awesome “joint nanoanalysis project.”

* Tim Kring, creator of Heroes and revealer of the obvious, pickets his own show and says sorry for the suckage of the second season.

* JC Penney’s 1977 catalog makes your ass a primary target for people who love beating the crap out of asses.

* Prawns, no matter how tasty, have feelings, too.

* FlexPetz lets you rent “man’s best friend” by the day.

* Today’s five new planets have been brought to you by our brave, butt-scratching astronomers so unafraid to sit still for hours not watching teevee.

* How Babel Fish almost started a diplomatic catfight.

* Holy bananas!

* China begins mass production of its maglev turbines.

* Don’t you just wish your own mother does this?

Stumble it!